Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-22
AMIss0URIAN's VIEW OF THE ''GOI
DEN WEST" AND THE ROUTE HE
TOOK TO REACH TT, WITH A
FEW SKETCHES OF WHAT BE
SAW AND FELT WHILE EN-
JOYING A TWO MONTHS
STAY WITH FRIENDS
ON THE SHORES OF
THE PACIFIC.

EDITOR INTELLIGENcEk - After
spending a very agreeable night at the
"Baldwin," my companions in Wit
Messing the representation Of the play
of the beautiful "Mary, Queen OF
Scots" by Modjeska, at the Baldwin
Theater, whichis in the hotel building,
and 1 in writing letters to loved ones at
home and elsewhere, while sitting with
in the sound of the sweet music that
ioated through the whole building
from the orchestra, we started the next
morning to the geysers. We had pick
ed up a circular somewhere printed in
flaming colors that protested to give
some description of the wonders to be
seer at the these geysers, and telling
travellers the best route to take. and
preparing the minds of the unsophisti-
Gated for seeing and hearing wonders.
We read this circular from beginning
to end, and were thus prepared in
mind for any thing and everything
that might turn up. We took passage
on board q steam ferry at the great
passenger wharf of the city, the place
to which oil corners and goers to and
from San Francisco, tend, and steamed
northward around several islands fol-
several miles to Sancelita, the southern
terminus of the railroad that runs up
Sonoma valley. through Santa Rosa.
Healdsburg to Cloverdale. AT San
celita we got on the train and ratified
up the valley at a lively rate. Sar
Rafael on this road is the place OF res
in the city. This fact makes the pas.
senger travel over this road a livel,
matter. The trains going down to the
city in the morning and coming out OF
the city in the evening are generally
crowded. The railroad is about 10C
miles long, and runs through a YER,
pretty valley filled with thriving town:
and cities, and covered with farms ant
vineyards. 1t was in this valley that
many Missourianss settled in earl,
DAYS, and even now you can meet viii
the grizzled Pike along the streets 0
the towns and about the depots as th'
trains arrive. Many Of them have i'm
proved their opportunities and havt
gro-I rich and prosperous, Will
others have maintained their old char,
acteristlcs of loud talking and grea
Boosting of their boyhood home i
grand old Missouri. Their love 0
their native state is commentaries, ant
met q warm response i'll my heart. Th
truth is, Mr.. Editor, 1 claimed. rela
tionship with all the Missourian
wherever l met with them, and too
the greatest pleasure in saying: 81 al
from Missouri" and let me further "a
in this connection, | saw and hear
nothing while in the state of Calitorni
that made me regret that | hailed frol
Missouri. The best people in CalifoI
nia went there from Missouri, an
change of home and climate and lap
of years have not detracted~irom he
inherent worth.
On our way up the valley we iii
with a mum of our ~chaperone Il torn
er LeX%ingtonian, but now Il resident
Healdsburg. We had notified him |
telegram of our prospective passag
through his town, and of our desire
meet and greet him again, and he cat
down to the depot, aud with clara,
t~eristic srdor, we grasped his friend
hand and pressed him to our bosor
saying with true friendship, awe a
glad to see yon again, Johnnie"
refer to Mr.. John Wilson, who is 10
in the Healdsburg bank as clerk.
was looking we'll, and said the wor
was treating him well as it should, al
as it generally treats all worthy indu
tr Gus young men. We had knoy
him from his youth, and mad alwa
admired his open-hearted mainline
l believe he was equally glad to see
and, if circumstances had permitted
1Hlieve he would have made the trip
auEpers with Us. He said as mu,
I'D always found him true to
word, aud did not hesitate to belle
him. -
We reached C~loverda1e tbout
o'clock. Here we met some old We
port friends and acquaiptapses. /
fer to DR.. Boggs and his family. I
doctor has lived in Cloykrdff6 to,
long while, engaged in b;sold busln
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